User:Jrmlekush/CBR600F4

The Honda CBR600F4 is a sport motorcycle (or sportbike) that was produced between 1999 and 2000 and is powered by a 599 cc liquid cooled, DOHV inline four cylinder engine. The CBR600F4 is a descendant of the famous CBR600F (or Hurricane) introduced in 1987 as Honda's first fully-faired sportbike. The improvements of the CBR600F4 over it's predescessor, the CBR600F3, include a redesigned lighter and more powerful 110 HP engine, a new dual stage ram air system, a new aluminum frame which is 15.4 lbs lighter than the old steel frame, and fully adjustable front and rear suspension. In 1999 and 2000, Nicky Hayden and Kurtis Roberts continued in the long tradition of Honda CBR600 racing by winning the AMA 600 Super Sport Class title, both riding a CBR600F4.

Evolution of Honda CBR600 F-Series
1987 - Honda introduces the CBR600F, which came to be known as the "Hurricane"
 * Honda's first fully-faired sport bike; engineers were able to focus more on the engine than cosmetics of the engine (honda.com)
 * Liquid cooled DOHC inline four cylinder engine produced 83 HP
 * In 1990, many engine revisions including new porting, ... to produce 10 HP more

1991 - CBR600F2 - redesigned from the ground up
 * lighter engine, more compact; more oversquare dimensions, bigger carbs, higher compression, reduced internal friction
 * stiffer frame, shorter wheelbase, better suspension, stronger brakes

1995 - CBR600F3
 * Dual stage Ram air system
 * higher compression ratio
 * Computer controlled ignition system
 * better suspension, brakes

1999 - CBR600F4 - totally redesigned
 * Redesigned engine is lighter, more compact, more powerful
 * engine has aluminum composite cylinder sleeves
 * New dual stage ram air
 * New Alumium Pro Frame (TM) - more rigid than old steel frame, yet 15.4 lb lighter
 * dry weight = 372.6 lb.
 * fully adjustable suspension (HMAS - Honda Multi Action Suspension)
 * racing spec brakes

2001 - CBR600F4i - introduction of fuel injection

2003 - CBR600RR - completely redesigned, completely based on super high performance racing bike.

Racing History of CBR600
CBR600F 1987 - 1st year of AMA 600 Super Sport class 1988
 * CBR600F will nine races of series
 * Doug Polen wins title (wins 7 in a row)
 * CBR600F wins 6 of 9 but came in second overall

CBR600F2 1991 1992 1994
 * Miguel Duhamel win title (7 of 9 wins)
 * F2's win all 9 races in series
 * Tom Kupp win title (3 of 9 wins)
 * F2's win 8 of 9 races in series
 * Mike Smith wins title (6 of 10 wins)

CBR600F3 1995 1996 1997
 * Miguel Duhamel wins title (2nd)
 * Miguel Duhamel wins 2nd consecutive title (3rd overall)
 * F3's win 8 of 11 races of season
 * Duhamel won 6 of 11 races
 * Miguel Duhamel wins 3rd consecutive title (4th overall)
 * Duhamel wins 5 times (3 consec. wins)

CBR600F4

1999
 * Nicky Hayden with Erion Racing wins 5 of 12 races to win the AMA 600 Super Sport Class title
 * F4 riders win 6 of 12 series races.

2000
 * Kurtis Roberts with Erion Racing wins title in last race of series
 * F4 riders win 4 of 12 series races.

Road Test Results of CBR600F4
not sure if this section will be appropiate. A few of my references are just road tests so I thought about putting a summary of how others liked riding the bike.

Specifications
THIS IS A TABLE FROM ANOTHER MOTOCYCLE WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE AND I WANT TO INCLUDE A TABLE OF THIS SORT HERE. NOT NECESSARILY THE SAME INFORMATION, BUT TECHNICAL INFORMATION THAT A READER MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN WHILE SEARCHING.